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Wrapping up our month of AR is this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, Shel Israel, CEO and Co-Founder of Transformation Group. A media, education, and consulting firm, Transformation Group was created to help businesses trying to understand the transformational impacts of immersive technology, especially Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. An author of seven books and contributor to Forbes, Business Insider and more, Shel drives Transformation Group’s efforts by overseeing its products and services,

Spending several years working with a variety of trending technologies, this week we are joined by John Canning, Managing Director of MediaSHERPA. Working with a range of companies, from early stage startups to Fortune 100’s, MediaSHERPA is a consulting and production company that creates, constructs, and deploys interactive media solutions while drawing from today’s leading methods and technology. For more than 20 years John’s career has centered around media production, delivery, and platforms -

Joining us for Part Three of our AR month is Jay Samit, Independent Vice Chairman for Deloitte. Reimagining the traditional model for a new era, Deloitte functions as a creative digital consultancy, bringing leaders across its organization together to provide its clients with an array of professional services. With more than 30 years of experience in digital transformation, Jay works to produce Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and Virtual Reality solutions for Deloitte’s corporate and public sector

Joining us for Part Two of our AR month is Erin Reilly, CEO and CoFounder of ReillyWorks, LLC. As a director, founder, innovator, educator, and strategist Erin has 20 years of experience building the future of entertainment and media, with a focus on storytelling, emerging technology, and engagement. Embodying its cofounder's experience, ReillyWorks builds “phygital” story world experiences - products that combine the PHYsical and diGITAL worlds. In today’s episode, we’ll dive into the pros and cons

It is a universal fact that dogs are man’s best friend. But there are times when cats can do a better job, like purring to make your brain feel lighter. The story of Sophia the bionic cat starts with army veteran Karolyn Smith who had a difficult time transitioning from her service. Both Sophia and Karolyn were disabled and chose each other as they keep moving forward with their lives. Just like Karolyn’s life was saved by technology, she wanted to do the same to Sophia who was found with her

With any creation comes a desire for protection; with that protection and the help of Entertainment Lawyers, innovators can watch their ideas come to life. With over 25 years of experience as an Entertainment Law Attorney, this is the service that this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, Jody Simon, offers. As the Head of Production Company Practice at Fox Rothschild, Jody works with clients to navigate the changing media landscape and negotiate deals that turn their content into reality. He joins us today

This week we begin our month of exploring AR trends, joined first by Charlie Fink, author of the recently released book, “Charlie Fink’s Metaverse, An AR Enabled Guide to VR & AR”. As a former tech executive he is currently a contributor to Forbes, covering VR, AR, and new media. Today he joins us to discuss the future of AR and VR, and how developments in AI, Blockchain, and more will impact them. Connect the dots between the biggest trends in tech and get the bigger picture, right here on The Tech

From seed to sale, MedMen, one of the world’s largest legal cannabis enterprises, works through its scalable growing facilities, retail stores focused on quality and excellence, and support towards pro-legalization groups to shape the law and conversation on cannabis. Taking the mic is this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, Daniel Yi, VP of Corporate Communications. He joins us to look at cannabis through a cultural, social, and business lens, as well as discuss California’s recent dive into adult sales,

On today’s edition of Enterprise Biz Bytes, Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu and Audrey Raj spoke about: 1:24 - Najib Launches Portal On BN Candidates,Hints At GE14 (VIDEO) 5:37 - Most Processors Produced Since 1995 Have A Flaw That Could Let Hackers Steal Sensitive Information 11:13 - 'Fat Cat Thursday': Top Bosses Earn Workers' Annual Salary By Lunchtime 15:59 - Ticketmaster Is Killing The Bar Code And Choosing Which Fans Can Buy Tickets In Fight Against Bots And Scalpers 24:36 - Eelo: A

With family-friendly entertainment in mind, Famileague, a multi-platform network and digital media company, works to provide a unique blend of play, content, and technology. We team up with this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, Aimee Helfand, CEO, to get the low-down on online advertising, influencer marketing, and the latest in family entertainment. Learn how to regale the whole entire family, with your knowledge gained here on the Tech Cat Show!

Through its work in protecting creativity and innovation in the form of investments and new ideas, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) stands at the forefront of technological advancement and success. Heading the Silicon Valley USPTO is this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, John Cabeca. As its Director, he is the perfect source to cue us into the world of intellectual property, emerging technology, and all things patents. If you’ve ever had a question about keeping ideas safe, this is the

Serving as a self-proclaimed Ôdo tankÕ, Ubercool is an innovation agency and incubator working to spur clientsÕ approach to innovation forward. Leading the fight is this weekÕs Tech Cat Show guest, Michael Tchong, Founder, come to discuss three of the eight Ubertrends he has identified. Currently writing a book on them, Michael will cover the trends on Digital Lifestyle, Time Compression, and Unwired. Successful is as successful does, you can learn the latest right here on the Tech Cat Show!

Bringing you the latest in video technology, OTT, online streaming, and digital video is VideoInk, the top resource for industry analysis and breaking news in the video world. Heading its operation is this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, Jocelyn Johnson, VideoInk Founder, delivering us what’s current in online video and streaming, as well as social video vs. Multichannel Video Programing Distributor’s (MVPD’s) and cable OTT (Over The Top). All it takes is one hour to be au Courant in online and video -

A conversation with Matt Johnston, VP Strategy and Innovation, Indiegogo Enterprise

Step into someone else’s shoes…see their story through their eyes…that’s the opportunity that Portal Experiences provides. At the head of the virtual reality, non-fiction entertainment company is this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, Julian McCrea. As Founder of the company behind the critically and commercially acclaimed ‘Flatline Experience’ he takes us into his world discussing the latest trends in VR and location-based entertainment, as well as the difference between content and experience. Strap on

Working to identify the latest trends for your business, to fill innovation pipelines and discern growth opportunities that shape your business strategies, and to market your corporation in a variety of industries is this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, Cecily Sommers. As a Futurist - an expert in strategy and innovation - she has held roles in speaking, consulting, and even writing her own book, “Think like a Futurist”. She’ll be joining us this week to discuss the role technology plays in politics,

Looking to provide opportunities for students all over the world and disrupt traditional film school as we know it is Virtual Film School, the virtual reality educational program that you can attend anywhere at any time. Bringing it to our reality from concept to creation is this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, Frank Chindamo, President and Chief Creative Officer. From the professor’s desk to radio station, Frank will lay down the latest trends in virtual reality education and web video, as well as the

Named as one of Time Magazine’s first Virtual Reality (VR) directors is this week’s Tech Cat Show guest, Elijah Allan-Blitz. Helping us dive into a different side of VR, Elijah joins us to discuss the latest trends in VR content creation, the move away from 360 video, and what location based experiences can offer in the interim. Discover how to set the stage within a whole other world, right here on the Tech Cat Show!

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